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CAVS: 2724

Species Suta nigriceps (Günther, 1863)

Mitchell's Short-tailed Snake

 

Introduction

Difficult to distinguish from S. dwyeri where the two species overlap and further work is required across the distributions of the two species to clarify their relationships, see Maryan et al. (2020) for details.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, SA, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Riverina (RIV), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)

Ecological Descriptors

Cryptozoic, nocturnal, predator, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Viviparous.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
25-Feb-2022 Hydrophiinae Fitzinger, 1843 10-Oct-2020 MODIFIED
25-Feb-2022 ELAPIDAE Boie, 1827 25-Sep-2020 MOVED
07-Feb-2024 26-Aug-2013 MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011 08-Mar-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)